The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-11-30

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liver lecture to our farmers, and Others
interested, in the church at Snowsville next
Monday evening. 60 School in district
No. 8 Miss Lulu Conland, teacher) began
last Monday. The Sewing and Mite
Society will meet with Mrs. A. b. Ferry
next Friday afternoon. - Abbie Looms,
who has been visiting relatives and friends
in this place and vicinity for several months
past, returns to her home in Minnesota this
week. - Luther Barker of Leicester is
stopping with his sister, Mrs. j. A. Smith.
Brookfield.
THE whereabouts of w. p. Bigelow is as
much of a mystery as 1t ever has been.
Some of the many conjectures as to the
cause of his absence are without foundation.
- Dea John S. Nichols died Monday
at the residence of his son-in-law, II. j.
Rood, and his remains were taken to Brain
tree Hill for interment last Wednesday.
- Winthrop p. Abbott is to teach
school in Brantree this winter. 60 Mrs.
Charles II. Bgelow is in quite poor health
and Mr. Bigelow has had to retire from his
business as travelling salesman for the pres
ent. 60 No teachers presented themselves
for examination last week. - Frank
Partridge of Burlington was here to spend
Thanksgiving with friends. - Mrs.
Royal Abbott has returned from Chicago,
where she has been spending several weeks.
60 Solomon Smith is intending to move
chased in the south part of the town to his
place. The distance is about one and one
half miles and oxen will be his "motive
power"
Chelsea.
THE community were shocked on Sunday
morning by the receipt of telegram from
Boston bringing the news that Hon. Lyman
c. Hinckley, who had gone there to spend
Thanksgiving with his sisters, was lying at
the point of death from the rupture of
blood-vessel, and later dispatch announced
a fatal result. No man has been better
known through the state than Mr.. Hinckley.
His brilliant powers of wit and repartee,
his genial good nature and open-handed lib
erality had won for him a wide personal
popularity. He had been an active and sue
cessful politician and leading figure in the
political and legislative history of the state
for the past quarter of century. He was
a son of Dea. Lyman and Phebe (Gillett)
Hinckley of Post Mills, in Thetford and
was born there April 49, 1889. After gradu-
ating from Dartmouth College in 1856 he ap-
piled himself to the study of law, but never
engaged in active practice, having been ap-
pointed county clerk in 1861, which position
he held till his decease. In 1857. '5S and 80
he was assistant clerk of the house of rep
resentatives at Montpelier, represented this
town in the legislatures of 1862, '63, '6S, 80
and 20, was a member of the state SEN
ate in 1872, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS in 1874 and
again member of the lower house in 1880
He was actively engaged in town affairs,
being for years moderator of the annual
town meetings and holding other town of
fees. He also did large insurance bust
ness as director and agent of the Vermont
Mutual Fire Insurance Company. He was
married November y, 1861, to Miss NJ. Sybl
Henry of Waterbury, IA lady of the highest
character, who died quite suddenly at Eliza
beth, n. j., May II, 1874. Their only child,
a daughter, died about year before her
mother. The funeral services are appointed
for to-day wednesday, 60 Among the
natives of Chelsea, now resident elsewhere,
who spent Thanksgiving here We're Frank
Thorne of Boston, Fred f. Hood of Cam
pello, Mass, Albert j. Huntington of Eau
Claire, Wis, and Principal John ii. Bixby
of Stowe. - The Sons of Veterans and
Ladies' Aid Society gave fair and prone
made at the town hall on Thursday evening,
calling out a large crowd. - Not so
many attended the union Thanksgiving
service the same evening at the Methodist
church, at which Rev. Mr.. Herrick preached.
- Mrs. Betsey Crocker has sold her
farm on the East Hill, lately occupied by
Leonard l.. Clark, TO William w. Aims
worth of Woodbury., who has taken possess
sion. The price paid was S525. - Ca
diets Goss, Adams, Tracy and Woodruff of
Norwich University spent Thanksgiving
with their families here. - Mrs Dana
Allen died Sunday morning, after a short
illness, of pneumonia. The funeral serv-
ices were held on Tuesday, Rev, Mr. Sher-
burn officiating.
Corinth.
Mr.. JORDAN, the evangelist, preached at
the East Village last Sabbath He was at
West Topsham last week and will probably
remain there this week. Quite an interest
in religion has resulted from his labors in
this vicinity. - Rev. Mr.. Jones at the
Meadow is in feeble health He went to
the church last Sabbath morning intending
TO preach, but after naming his text was
obliged to be taken home. Dea. Slack con.
Quoted a social meeting. - An effort is
being made to obtain the services of Rev. c.
Nj. Winch as pastor of the Congregational
churches at the Center and East Corinth
- George NJ. Dearborn will teach the
winter term of school at Cooksvile and
Miss Effie Avery returns to East Corinth to
take charge of the school there. -
George NJ. Dearborn has been appointed an
agent for the Union Mutual Fire Insurance
Company. - Judge Kinney and wife
visited friends at Barre and Plainfield
Thanksgiving week. returning TO Corntl
Saturday. - Mrs. Ira Day Collins and
son of Barton Landing are visiting here.
East Corinth.
AT the shooting-match last Thursday the
score was as follows Johnson, 49, Dickey
~; Kemp, 60; Wilds 81: Emerson, "a; w
Jackman, 80; Stevens, 80; A. Jackman, 80
- The village school opened Monday
East Orange.
SEVERAL of our farmers witnessed new
departure in gran-threshng last week
oxen being used on the lags instead o
horses 1t is claimed by those owning the
machine that oxen do the work equally a.
well and that the expense is much less
60 Although the weather has been very
mild the past week there are more on tn,
sick-list than usual - Rev. G. II. Rich
ardson has accepted pastorate in connec
ton with his college studies, therefore h,
will not spend his vacation at home, as was
expected. - An adjourned sale of tn,
real estate of Harvey NJ. Gates is adver
tised TO take place this week. 60 Franz
Burroughs has the lung fever. - Lewis
Hutchinson and wife are visiting friends il
Connecticut.
West Randolph.
DIR. |. S. THAYER of Pennsylvania will
deliver his new lecture, "The Woes o
Wooing," in Dubois & Gays hall this
week Friday evening. - Over fit
couples attended the Thanksgiving dance
- Over $50 have been raised by tn
Catholic society for Father Higgins, who i
sick in Montreal. 60 The Randolph boy
at Dartmouth were here over Sunday. -
Moulton Brothers have completed tn
water-worSs and they are as good and con
venient as can be found anywhere. Tn
pressure is one hundred eighteen pounds t,
the square inch. - George Laird, fol
merly of this place, will keep the store a
Royalton in connection with his brothe
Will 80 Mrs Willard Tilson has re